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Tom Cotton: Trying to rely on Iran to defeat the Islamic State is like trying to rely on gasoline to put out a fire.

On the recordMay 20, 2015
Trying to rely on Iran to defeat the Islamic State is like trying to rely on gasoline to put out a fire.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton criticizes the reliance on Iran in combating the Islamic State.

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